(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Hundreds of community members are fighting for their local library, hoping the Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) Board of Trustees will change their mind. Due to a lack of funding, the Rockrimmon Library on the northwest side of Colorado Springs is set to close on Dec. 1. Rockrimmon Library will close Dec. 1 On Wednesday, Nov. 20 the PPLD Board of Trustees held its monthly meeting and hundreds of people showed up to speak for the public comment portion. The people FOX21 News spoke to said they are devastated, but they are using their emotions as motivation. Many are protesting the Board's decision to close the Rockrimmon Library and several Colorado Springs City Council members including, Bill Wysong, Dave Donelson, and Nancy Henjum are joining the community's fight. The Board of Trustees has said they are focussing on the sustainability of the entire district, and to save money they chose to not renew the lease for the Rockrimmon location, saying it is the most expensive lease the district currently pays for. "I was very suspiciously fired by the Library district just before the announcement that they were closing the Rockrimmon Library," Steven Abbot, former Manager of the Rockrimmon Library explained. "I was with the district for 19 years. I was a year away from retirement, and they let me go. I think it's because they knew I'd fight for the library." At Wednesday's meeting, FOX21 News also spoke with a group member of the Save Rockrimmon Library, who said community members have pledged more than $50,000 to keep the library open for at least another year until a more concrete plan can be made. "We think the Board of Trustees has an opportunity here to leverage all of this support," Judy Darcy, Group Member of Save Rockrimmon Library said. "We've started up a website and we've raised over $50,000." Another idea suggested by the community is a push for an increased mill levy. In 1986, citizens of the Library Service Area (LSA) authorized the District to set a mill levy for operating purposes up to 4.000 mills. While FOX21 News couldn't speak with Councilmember Dave Donelson on camera, at Wednesday's meeting he urged the board to consider the one-year deal and suspects there would be support for an increased mill levy. Councilmember Donelson said a vote overturning the Board's decision wasn't feasible at Wednesday's meeting, but said the Board does have a meeting set for Dec. 4, which could be pushed forward now that the Board has extra data the public shared. FOX21 News contacted the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees for a response but has not received a reply.